A 5.0-magnitude earthquake hit about 120 miles off northern California early Sunday, near where a larger quake prompted a brief tsunami warning last week, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake struck at 1:27 a.m. and was centered about 130 miles west of Eureka. There were no reports of injuries. A 7.0-magnitude quake struck about 80 miles off the coast Tuesday night prompting an hourlong tsunami warning from the California-Mexico border north to Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

Blaming the U.S. for the breakdown of talks on a salmon treaty, British Columbia said Friday that it will retaliate by canceling a lease allowing U.S. warships to test weapons in Canadian waters. Later, however, Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy said in Ottawa that the talks would resume and urged Provincial Premier Glen Clark to reconsider. Clark said British Columbia is giving 90 days notice of its plan to cancel a torpedo testing site in Nanoose Bay in Vancouver Island. Canada says U.S. fishermen have been catching roughly 4 million more salmon each year than they should be, costing the Canadian industry $45 million annually.

April 10 (Reuters) - A Korean Air passenger jet made an emergency landing at a Canadian military airbase after the airline's Los Angeles office received a bomb threat by telephone, Canadian media said on Tuesday. CBC said Korean Air flight 72 diverted to the Comox base on Vancouver Island shortly after takeoff from Vancouver, in Canada's Pacific province of British Columbia. It landed safely, apparently without incident. The South Korean airline's website noted that the flight, which was en route to Seoul, had been diverted.

A major earthquake struck off California's northern coast Tuesday night, briefly prompting a tsunami warning along the Pacific coast. The U.S. Geological Survey's Earthquake Hazards Program Web site said the quake occurred at 7:50 p.m. 91 miles west-southwest of Crescent City. Witnesses felt buildings shaking along the California coast, but there were no immediate reports of damage. A tsunami warning was briefly in effect from the California-Mexico border north to Vancouver Island, British Columbia, but it was called off about an hour after the quake hit. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration runs the warning system.

A ship carrying more than 100 Chinese immigrants without identification papers has been taken into custody by Canadian authorities off the coast of Vancouver Island in what is believed to be the largest interception of immigrant smuggling along Canada's West Coast. Authorities said the rusted fishing boat had left Fuzhou, China, 39 days ago for Canada. At least one of the people on board told immigration authorities he had paid $38,000 to smugglers for the trip. Canada accepts about 200,000 legal immigrants a year but has tightened its regulations on illegal immigrants and refugees.

A couple presumed to have died in a plane crash Tuesday were found alive almost by chance on a nearby beach. Police said Brian and Sheila Johnson were piloting a small plane on a sightseeing flight on the remote west coast of Vancouver Island when they crashed into a lake. Rescuers found their identification in the debris and gave up the search, presuming they had died. A Canadian police officer flew to the site Friday with a coroner and divers to compile a final report on the incident.

Where are the park district employees that are supposed to ensure that such landmark places in Chicago as Lincoln Park and its lagoon are clean and cared for? Every time I bicycle past the lagoon, which attracts tourists from all over the world, I see nothing but weeds and floating garbage of every description. And many of the walkways in the park are cracked or broken up. Never to be seen is a park district employee cleaning or repairing the area. Having traveled to London's Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens, the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris, Vancouver Island's Bouchert Garden and many other beautiful places, I fail to see how a world-class city like Chicago can permit its beautiful parks to fall into such disrepair and neglect.

We are writing to bring your attention to a highly attractive touring area that does not receive a great deal of attention. We hiked in the (Canadian) Channel Islands, which lie between Vancouver Island and the mainland of Canada. Specifically, we walked on Saltspring, Galiano and Portland Islands. There were spectacular views of the Cascade Range in the United States. The hiking itself was at an intermediate to advanced level for someone used to the more gentle landscape of the Midwest.